UNSPSC 50596503: Dried Non GMO manchester market turnips

The variety of Non GMO turnips known as Non GMO manchester market turnips that has been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50596503 Dried Non GMO manchester market turnips is a Commodity code. State and local governments are not actively procuring dried non-GMO manchester market turnips under this code. The most recent opportunities tagged to this UNSPSC reflect a substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity: solicitations for comprehensive grocery supply (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools), fresh produce (Hancock County Schools, Georgia state procurement, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), senior meal preparation and delivery (Hillsborough County), and boxed meal catering (City of Dallas) are all tagged to or span multiple food commodity codes, but none target dried turnips as a line item. The code appears dormant in current state and local procurement.

The issuing bodies active in this broader food-procurement ecosystem include school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Meriden, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, Douglas County, Pascagoula-Gautier), county commissions (Hillsborough County), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipalities (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). School nutrition programs dominate this activity, driven by National School Lunch Program compliance and Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products). Procurement is concentrated in Georgia (multiple school districts and state-level solicitations), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Texas (HHSC, Dallas). Recent IFBs and RFPs span fresh produce, packaged grocery items, eggs, meal preparation services, and bulk catering, with response dates ranging from late April through mid-July 2026 and contract terms typically running July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. No recent procurement activity targets dried turnip products specifically.